City Room - Business

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U.S. Steel Prepares For Tighter Requirements

IDEM considering draft permit for steel giant.

Posted on 11.5.2009 by Michael Puente

Clean Smell Encourages Good Behavior

Posted on 11.3.2009 by Adriene Hill

Foreclosures Climb in Suburban Communities

New data show that foreclosures are increasing in middle-class, suburban communities in the Chicago region.

Posted on 11.3.2009 by Ashley Gross

Latinos Seek Control of Second Federal Savings

Meeting is later today in Little Village.

Posted on 11.1.2009 by Michael Puente

Seasonal Help Wanted

As part of our series Hard Working, we find out more about seasonal jobs and hiring.

Posted on 11.1.2009 by Adriene Hill

Workers at 5 Downtown Hotels Authorize Strike

The vote enables a union negotiating committee to schedule a work stoppage at a Sheraton, a Westin, two W hotels, and the Tremont.

Posted on 10.28.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Labor March Demands Banking Regulation

Some top U.S. labor leaders rallied protesters in Chicago on Tuesday. They came for a convention of the American Bankers Association. The labor leaders are calling for tougher regulation of the financial sector.

Posted on 10.27.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Chicago Home Prices Post Fourth Monthly Increase

Chicago area home prices rose in August from July, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index.

Posted on 10.27.2009 by Ashley Gross

New Economic Data Shows Improvement

New reports are out Monday from Chicago's Federal Reserve Bank and the National Association for Business Economics.

Posted on 10.26.2009 by Adriene Hill

Sale of Sun-Times Complete

The Sun-Times Media Group has been sold.

Posted on 10.26.2009 by Tony Arnold

McDonald's Profits On the Rise

But company warns of potential slowdown.

Posted on 10.22.2009 by City Room and the Associated Press

Indiana's Job Outlook Brightens

Unemployment rate drops.

Posted on 10.22.2009 by Michael Puente

Fundraiser for Chicago Cop Angers Families

Some officers are planning the event for a fellow cop charged with driving drunk and killing two young men on the Dan Ryan Expressway. The fundraiser is upsetting several families who’ve lost loved ones in crashes involving alcohol and police officers.

Posted on 10.21.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Worker Complaints Hit 2 Suburban Firms

Fired immigrant workers accuse a hotel chain and staffing firm of breaking a new Illinois law about verification of employment eligibility.

Posted on 10.21.2009 by Chip Mitchell

Daley: Block 37 Developer, Bank Back to Negotiating Table

Bank of America has filed for foreclosure on Block 37. They're the third developer in 20 years to try the project - scheduled to open in less than four weeks.

Posted on 10.21.2009 by City Room

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